Tucked inside Gov. Jerry Brown’s projected 2016-17 budget is a proposal for an unusual state-funded competition to address a long-standing challenge facing high school seniors: getting them better ...

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WEST WINDSOR — Spending a Sunday afternoon solving math problems may not be most students' idea of a good time, but Chaitanya Asawa said the mathematics competition he organized wasn't supposed to be ...

Inspiring students to pursue math is no easy task. To many, the thought of studying higher levels of math is intimidating and undesirable. This is one of the mindsets that my generation grew up with.

The prestige and high salaries associated with some STEM-related jobs may entice students to pursue degrees in STEM fields. Yet after they start the required college math courses, many realize there's ...